Terms of Use (Android)

1Acceptance of these terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) form a binding agreement between you (“you”, “the user”) and Andrii Matiushev, the independent developer publishing as “Zydeno” (“Zydeno”, “we”, “us”, “our”), the developer of the Cablewick application for Android, including its home-screen widgets and its lock-screen counter notification (together, “the app”). By downloading, installing, accessing, or using the app, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy (Android). If you do not agree, do not use the app.

2Eligibility & age

You must be legally able to enter into this agreement in your jurisdiction. The app is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13; if you are a minor, you may use it only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. By using the app you represent that the information you enter is your own (or that of someone you are authorized to manage).

3What Cablewick is

Cablewick is an informational crochet, knitting, hobby and productivity tool for planning and tracking your own making. Its features include:

• row/round counters — a quick counter, per-project counters, linked counters, hands-free voice counting, row reminders, an optional lock-screen counter notification with −/+ buttons, and home-screen widgets (row counter, streak, continue project);
• projects with photos, notes, parts checklists, gauge, deadlines, a work-session timer, statistics, day-streaks and achievement badges;
• a pattern library — add patterns by typing or pasting, importing a PDF, TXT or RTF file or photos, importing from a web link, or scanning pages; a reading view with a place-keeping row marker; annotations, free-hand sketches and voice notes; and PDF export;
• a chart reader and designer for stitch and colourwork charts;
• a yarn stash, tools list and shopping list, with yarn-label barcode scanning;
• Learn — a stitch & technique library, a stitch dictionary, calculators, reference charts, a US↔UK glossary, and links to video tutorials on YouTube;
• Ideas — an inspiration image search and gallery powered by Openverse;
• backup export & import — a JSON backup file you save and keep yourself.

The app is free, with every feature included (see §12). It has no accounts, no Cablewick servers and no cloud sync; your data is stored only on your device (see the Privacy Policy). Some features rely on Google Play services on your device (barcode scanning, document scanning and text recognition) or on third-party online services (see §11).

4License to use the app

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Zydeno grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to download, install and use the app on Android devices that you own or control, for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, distribute, sell, rent, or create derivative works of the app, except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law. Your download of the app from Google Play is additionally subject to the Google Play Terms of Service (see §17).

5Not professional advice — important

• Gauge, counts & yarn quantities: always knit or crochet your own gauge swatch and check stitch counts before committing yarn or time. We do not guarantee that a counter, calculator result, converted measurement, parsed step, size or yardage estimate is correct, or that you will have enough yarn for a project.
• Reminders: reminders and the lock-screen counter depend on your device’s notification, battery and alarm settings and may be delayed or not shown; do not rely on them for anything time-critical.
• Tool & material safety: hooks, needles, scissors and other notions are sharp and can cause injury; some fibres, dyes, stuffing or notions may cause allergic reactions or be unsafe for young children or pets. Use tools safely and follow the care, content and safety information on your yarn’s and products’ own labels.
• Imported & third-party content: patterns you import or find, and reference material, may contain errors; verify them against the original source and your own judgment.
• Health & ergonomics: repetitive crafting can cause strain; if you have any relevant health condition or discomfort, take breaks and consult a qualified professional. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

You acknowledge and agree that any reliance on the app’s information is solely at your own risk.

6Third-party data & accuracy

Some content is drawn from or provided by third parties: inspiration photos found through Openverse and hosted by the websites of their creators and archives; video tutorials opened on YouTube; any page you choose to import from a web link; and scanning and text-recognition results produced by Google Play services / ML Kit on your device. Reference text, stitch data, calculators and pattern parsing are Cablewick’s own aids or are derived automatically. Coverage and accuracy vary, results (including recognized text and barcodes) may be incomplete or wrong, and services may change, limit access, or become unavailable. Zydeno does not create, verify, or warrant third-party data and is not responsible for it. Where data is missing or uncertain, you should not assume a result is complete or correct.

7Your responsibilities

You are solely responsible for: the projects, patterns, notes, photos, recordings, stash and other information you enter or import; keeping your own backups of anything important (the app stores data only on your device, has no cloud, and is excluded from Android’s cloud backup — use Settings › Export backup, see §9); verifying gauge, counts, sizes, yarn quantities and any imported pattern; how you interpret and act on the app’s information; using tools and materials safely; complying with local laws and with the licences of any pattern, image or content you use; and keeping your device secure. You use the app at your own risk and remain responsible for all decisions you make.

8Acceptable use

You agree not to: use the app for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or third-party right; import, store or share patterns, images or other content you have no right to use, or infringe the copyright of pattern designers, photographers or other creators; interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the app, its data providers, or their systems; scrape, overload, or abuse the third-party services or APIs the app relies on (including Openverse and YouTube); remove or obscure any proprietary notices or creator/licence attributions; or use the app in any way that could harm, disable, or impair it or interfere with another party’s use.

9Your content, backups & privacy

Content you create or import in the app — projects, counters, timers, patterns, PDFs and photos, annotations, sketches, voice notes, charts, stash, tools, shopping lists, and saved inspiration — is stored only on your device. Zydeno does not collect, access, host, or back it up, and claims no ownership or rights over it: your own work remains yours, and patterns written by others remain the property of their designers and rights-holders (see §10). Cablewick does not write or design patterns for you; its automatic step detection only restructures the text you supply.

Our handling of information is described in the Privacy Policy (Android), which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

10Intellectual property

The app, including its software, design, the “Heritage-Wool” visual identity, the Cablewick name, cable mark and logo, text, stitch and technique reference content, and other original content, is owned by Zydeno and protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the license in §4, no rights are granted to you.

Patterns you import. Importing a pattern into Cablewick does not transfer any rights in it to us or to you. Patterns remain the property of their designers and rights-holders; you may keep a copy in the app for your own personal use where the pattern’s licence or applicable law allows, but you must not resell, publish or redistribute patterns you do not own, including through exports or shared files.

Third-party content is provided under its own licences — for example, Openverse results are offered under each item’s own licence (Creative Commons or public domain), shown in the app with its creator, source and licence attribution. Images you saved remain the property of their creators, and patterns you imported remain the property of their designers. You must respect those licences and attributions and use such content only as they permit — images and patterns shown for inspiration or reference are not yours to resell or redistribute. Third-party product names, brands, and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used for identification only; their use does not imply any endorsement or affiliation.

11Third-party services & links

The app relies on and may link to third-party services and websites — Openverse and the websites that host its images, YouTube/Google, Google Play services (Google Code Scanner, ML Kit Document Scanner and ML Kit text recognition), Google Play, and any website you import from. We do not control these third parties, do not endorse them, and are not responsible for their content, availability, accuracy, ads, or practices. Links to saved sources and video tutorials open in a browser tab, where the destination site’s and YouTube’s own terms, cookies, ads and privacy policies apply. Your use of any third-party service is governed by that party’s own terms and privacy policy; what the app sends to them is described in the Privacy Policy, §6–7. Cablewick is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Openverse, the WordPress Foundation, YouTube/Google, or any yarn brand or designer mentioned.

12Price: free, no ads, no payments

Cablewick for Android is free to download and use, with every feature included. There is nothing to buy inside the app, no paid plans and no recurring charges, it contains no advertising, and you are never asked for payment details. Your mobile network operator may charge for the data used by the online features and app downloads, according to your plan. (Video tutorials open on YouTube, which shows its own ads outside our control.)

We may change the app’s features in future versions (see §16). If a future version were ever to introduce paid features or advertising, it would be clearly disclosed in the app and on Google Play, and these Terms and the Privacy Policy would be updated before any such change takes effect; nothing would ever be charged without your explicit action and agreement. We are under no obligation to provide updates, new features, or continued availability.

13Disclaimer of warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the app and all information it provides are offered “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE”, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, and any warranty that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, bug-free, secure, compatible with every Android device, that reminders or notifications will be delivered on time, that third-party features will remain available, or that data, counts, calculations, parsed patterns or other results will be complete, accurate, or current. You accept that software may contain errors and that the app is provided to you in the form it is in, and you use it at your own risk. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you; in that case, such warranties are limited to the minimum scope permitted by law.

Consumers keep their statutory rights. Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any right or guarantee that mandatory consumer law gives you and that cannot lawfully be waived — for example, the legal guarantee of conformity for digital content and services in the EU and UK, the consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law, and equivalent protections in other countries. Where such rights apply, they prevail over the disclaimers above to the extent of any conflict.

14Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Zydeno or its developers, officers, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, loss of or damage to data, projects or making, loss of goodwill, wasted or insufficient yarn, materials or time, any costs you incur in reliance on the app, or for any personal injury, allergic reaction, or harm to people, pets or property, arising out of or related to your use of (or inability to use) the app, any bug, error, interruption or unavailability, any third-party service, or your reliance on its information or results — even if advised of the possibility of such damages, and regardless of the legal theory. You acknowledge that the app is provided free of charge, in the form it is in, and that responsibility for how you use it, and for backing up your own data, rests with you.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Zydeno’s total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the app will not exceed USD $10.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited — including, where the law so provides, liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for willful misconduct or gross negligence, or under mandatory product-liability and consumer-protection laws. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you, and you may have additional rights that vary by country.

15Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Zydeno and its developers and affiliates from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your misuse of the app, your violation of these Terms, your infringement of any pattern designer’s, photographer’s or other creator’s rights, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

16Changes to the app & termination

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the app or any feature at any time, with or without notice — including features that depend on third-party services, which may stop working if a provider changes or withdraws its service. These Terms apply until terminated. Your license terminates automatically if you breach them; you may terminate at any time by uninstalling the app (export a backup first if you want to keep your data). Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including §§5, 6, 9–11, 13–15, 17–19) will survive.

17Google Play terms

Cablewick for Android is distributed through Google Play. These Terms are between you and Zydeno only, not with Google LLC (“Google”). Google is not responsible for the app or its content. To the extent you download the app from Google Play:

1. Google Play Terms of Service. Your access to Google Play, and the download, installation and updating of the app through it, are governed by the Google Play Terms of Service. If they conflict with these Terms regarding your relationship with Google, Google’s terms apply to that relationship; these Terms govern your relationship with Zydeno and your use of the app.
2. Google’s data processing. Google may collect information when you use Google Play, and Google Play services handles the scanning features described in the Privacy Policy, under the Google Privacy Policy. This is independent of us (see the Privacy Policy, §7 and §12).
3. Maintenance & support. Zydeno is solely responsible for any maintenance and support for the app; Google has no obligation to provide them.
4. Product claims. Zydeno, not Google, is responsible for addressing any claims relating to the app or your use of it, to the extent required by law.
5. Legal compliance. You represent that you are not prohibited from receiving the app under any applicable sanctions or export-control laws.
6. Developer contact. Questions, complaints, or claims about the app should be directed to Zydeno at [email protected].

18Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Ukraine, the jurisdiction in which the developer is established, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and you and Zydeno agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of its competent courts, except where mandatory consumer-protection law in your country of residence provides otherwise. If you are a consumer, you retain the benefit of any mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence, and nothing here deprives you of that protection; if that law gives you the right to bring or defend proceedings in the courts of your country of residence, that right is unaffected. You agree to first attempt to resolve any dispute informally by contacting [email protected].

19General provisions

• Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy (Android), are the entire agreement between you and Zydeno regarding the app. Your use of Google Play is separately governed by Google’s terms (§17).
• Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains in full force, and the unenforceable part is modified to the minimum extent necessary.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or transfer of assets.
• Language. These Terms are provided in English. If a translation is ever provided and there is a conflict, the English version controls to the extent permitted by law.

20Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes to the app or the law. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, note the change in the app or on this page. Your continued use of the app after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the app.

21Contact us

Questions about these Terms?

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: zydeno.com
• Developer: Andrii Matiushev (publishing as Zydeno)